AlphaSphere me.

A new way to make music

The AlphaSphere me allows anyone to be a musician. Through a series of 32 tactile pads any conceivable sound can be mapped around the sphere.

Play any musical style

The AlphaSphere me can be mapped to play contemporary or classical music, it can control musical notes, recorded samples or loops; so anything is possible.

Works with any computer

The device connects to your computer and can be programmed with the bundled software AlphaLive, and by connecting to software such as Garage Band or Ableton.

Create, learn, enjoy

Use the ‘sphere to access your inner musician, without playing a wrong note; use it to unlock musical concepts through an intuitive user interface that teaches you as you go.

hardware.

32 tactile pressure and velocity sensitive pads

Ergonomic spherical design

Hexagonal lattice pad layout, allowing for a series of notational arrangements

Responsive and configurable LED lighting

USB 2.0 connectivity and bus powered

Fully compatible with any MIDI software

Dimensions: 22.7cm(W) x 22.7cm(D) x 26.5cm(H)

Weighs approximately 2kg

software.

Custom software allows the device to be programmed to a highly customised level

Use as the devices MIDI mapping editor

Use to trigger, loop, and manipulate audio samples

Use to record and manipulate MIDI and audio step sequences

Convert pad data to OSC (Open Sound Control) messages

Comes with a 1GB library of audio loops and hits compiled by popular sample library companies

Program pads individually or by custom groups

Store up to 20 ‘scenes’ of pad settings within a single project

Open-source under the GNU General Public Licence v2.

Runs on both Mac OS X (10.5 and above) and Windows (XP SP3 and above)

Supports Core Audio, ASIO, WASAPI and DirectSound

midi compatibility.

Each pad can can act as a key/trigger-pad or a fader/dial/mod-wheel/pitch-wheel, or both simultaneously

Map preset notational scales or layouts to the pads, or set notes to pads individually

Compatible with polyphonic aftertouch

Set the pressure of each pad to send polyphonic aftertouch, channel aftertouch, mod wheel, pitchbend, or a CC message

Supports multichannel MIDI, allowing multiple instruments to be played at the same time

MIDI Dynamic Channel Mode – allows individual MIDI channels to be dynamically applied to each pressed MIDI pad, allowing for polyphonic pitch-bend as well as completely polyphonic modulation of notes within software that doesn’t support poly after touch.